Bible Strands
Genesis 35:29
Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator reports the death of Isaac immediately after noting he lived 180 years. The account specifies that his sons Esau and Jacob performed his burial.
The words — The phrase וַ/יֵּאָ֣סֶף (va/i.ye.'A.sef) literally renders "and he was gathered," while זָקֵ֖ן (za.Ken) translates to "an old [man]."
The thread — The motif of being "gathered to his people" and dying at a ripe old age appears in Genesis 15:15 and Genesis 49:33. The burial location is further referenced in Genesis 49:31.
Why it lands — The text states that Isaac's death concludes his life with a natural, full lifespan and a family burial. It asks the reader to note the explicit sequence of expiration, being gathered to his ancestors, and the sons' burial action without adding external geographical claims.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Cross-references
- Genesis 15:15 You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
- Genesis 49:33 When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.
- Genesis 49:31 There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah.
- Genesis 25:7 Abraham lived a total of 175 years.
- Genesis 3:19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
- Genesis 23:19 After this, Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave of the field at Machpelah near Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
- Genesis 25:17 Ishmael lived a total of 137 years. Then he breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his people.
- Genesis 27:41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
- Job 5:26 You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
- Genesis 27:1 When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.” “Here I am,” Esau replied.